Kent State at UCF Game Matchup
Kent State's 2023 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Thu 8/31 Kent State at UCF+35.054.0L 6 - 56
Sat 9/9 Kent State at Arkansas+38.057.5L 6 - 28
Sat 9/16 Kent State vs Central Connecticut-21.546.5W 38 - 10
Sat 9/23 Kent State at Fresno State+27.547.5L 10 - 53
Sat 9/30 Kent State vs Miami (OH)+14.051.5L 3 - 23
Sat 10/7 Kent State at Ohio+24.545.5L 17 - 42
Sat 10/14 Kent State at Eastern Michigan+7.040.0L 14 - 28
Sat 10/21 Kent State vs Buffalo+6.544.0L 6 - 24
BYE WEEK
Wed 11/1 Kent State at Akron+4.039.0L 27 - 31
Wed 11/8 Kent State vs Bowling Green+10.541.5L 19 - 49
Sat 11/18 Kent State at Ball State+10.541.5L 3 - 34
Sat 11/25 Kent State vs Northern Illinois+20.544.5L 27 - 37
UCF's 2023 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Thu 8/31 UCF vs Kent State-35.054.0W 56 - 6
Sat 9/9 UCF at Boise State-3.058.5W 18 - 16
Sat 9/16 UCF vs Villanova-26.554.0W 48 - 14
Sat 9/23 UCF at Kansas State+6.053.5L 31 - 44
Sat 9/30 UCF vs Baylor-8.056.5L 35 - 36
Sat 10/7 UCF at Kansas-2.065.0L 22 - 51
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/21 UCF at Oklahoma+17.067.5L 29 - 31
Sat 10/28 UCF vs West Virginia-6.559.5L 28 - 41
Sat 11/4 UCF at Cincinnati-3.559.5W 28 - 26
Sat 11/11 UCF vs Oklahoma State+2.563.5W 45 - 3
Sat 11/18 UCF at Texas Tech+2.059.0L 23 - 24
Sat 11/25 UCF vs Houston-15.561.5W 27 - 13
Fri 12/22 UCF vs Georgia Tech-6.066.5L 17 - 30
KENT's OC Matt Johnson vs UCF's DC David Gibbs     UCF's OC Darin Hinshaw vs KENT's DC David Duggan
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
KENT Offense1214.711.935.2%3.271152701061652.953%47%32%40%19%.05
UCF Defense1325.818.846.6%3.791.2 - - - - - 56%43%51%43%12%.16
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
UCF Offense1331.339.844.9%3.761.4234872282595.656%43%47%43%15%.31
KENT Defense1234.638.945%4.880.8 - - - - - 56%43%47%44%13%.32

 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
KENT Offense1253% (44)32% (133)36.8105.92.98 (130)-.03 (132)2.84 (113)67% (108)12% (109)0.91 (117)
UCF Defense1356% (121)51% (128) - - - - .23 (110)3.39 (117)81% (128)7% (111)0.99 (127)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
UCF Offense1356% (24)47% (27)40.7228.25.628 (25).24 (19)3.28 (36)71% (23)9% (93)1.14 (48)
KENT Defense1256% (124)47% (108) - - - - .24 (117)3.23 (98)79% (62)7% (107)1.08 (131)

 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDsIntsPassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
KENT Offense1247% (90)40% (89)13.325.5164.56.512.311 (117)6 (14).16 (110)1.6 (72)36% (122)25% (112).18 (108)7% (99)2 (76)
UCF Defense1343% (11)43% (80) - - - - - - 12 (37).17 (17)1.4 (4)29% (120)34% (113).23 (33)5% (120)1.7 (1)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDsIntsPassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
UCF Offense1343% (111)43% (57)17.628.2258.89.214.724 (41)11 (68).48 (12)1.9 (5)30% (30)37% (15).52 (17)6% (51)2.2 (27)
KENT Defense1243% (14)44% (97) - - - - - - 6 (120).44 (127)1.8 (117)32% (73)31% (76).33 (79)6% (91)2 (55)

 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Kent State1228:491530%46%5.446.210.84.10.9028.4
UCF1328:5223.149%57%6.150.11.41.24.21.7026.6
Kent State's Power Ratings
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Kent State's SP+ Ratings
Kent State's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -26.4 (#133)
Kent State's Offense SP+ Rating: 8.1 (#133)
Kent State's Defense SP+ Rating: 34.8 (#115)

Mid-American's Avg 2023 SP+ Rating: -12.5
Mid-American's Avg 2023 SP+ Offense Rating: 17.2
Mid-American's Avg 2023 SP+ Defense Rating: 29.6

Kent State's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -26.4 (#133)
Kent State's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -13.1 (#109)
Kent State's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -6.4 (#94)

Kent State's 2023 Expected Record: -
Power Ratings Matchup
Kent State:    UCF: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Kent State: -26.4   UCF: 4.5

Performance Ratings Matchup
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Team Ratings Matchup
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UCF's Power Ratings
UCF's Power Rating: 2 (#Team not found for the given year.)
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UCF's SP+ Ratings
UCF's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 4.5 (#48)
UCF's Offense SP+ Rating: 31.4 (#35)
UCF's Defense SP+ Rating: 25.3 (#54)

Big 12's Avg 2023 SP+ Rating: 6.5
Big 12's Avg 2023 SP+ Offense Rating: 31.0
Big 12's Avg 2023 SP+ Defense Rating: 24.5

UCF's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 4.5 (#48)
UCF's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.3 (#35)
UCF's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 4.8 (#62)

UCF's 2023 Expected Record: -
Kent State Scoring
Offense: 14.7 PPG
Offense on Road: 11.9
Defense: 34.6 PPG
Defense on Road: 38.9

Kent State's 2023 Record
Record: 1 - 11
Record vs Spread: 3 - 8 - 1
Record on Road: 0 - 7
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 5 - 1
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 8 - 1
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 5 - 0

Kent State Roster Talent
2023 Talent Rating: 373.33
2023 Talent Rating: 373.33
2022 Talent Rating: 386.94
2021 Talent Rating: 357.85

Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 385.66
Average Power Five Talent: 738.21
Average FBS Talent: 598.22
Projected Score
UCF 33
Kent State 20.3


Projected Total Points: 53

Based on Entire Season
Kent State
UCF

Total Points:
UCF Scoring
Offense: 31.3 PPG
Offense at Home: 39.8
Defense: 25.8 PPG
Defense at Home: 18.8

UCF's 2023 Record
Record: 6 - 7
Record vs Spread: 5 - 8 - 0
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 7 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 3 - 0

UCF Roster Talent
2023 Talent Rating: 653.97
2023 Talent Rating: 653.97
2022 Talent Rating: 636.16
2021 Talent Rating: 639.06

Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average Big 12 Talent Rating is 669.44
Average Power Five Talent: 738.21
Average FBS Talent: 598.22




YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreWinnerSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202308/31UCF56Kent State6UCFUCF -35UCF54.0Over
200411/23UCF24Kent State41Kent State
200309/27Kent State36UCF16Kent State
TeamWinsCoversO/U
UCF111 Overs
Kent State200 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams2 - 11 - 01 - 00 - 0
Road Teams1 - 20 - 10 - 00 - 1
(#Team not found for the given year.) Kent State Info
Record on Road: 0 - 7 (1 - 5 - 1 vs Spread )

Kent State is 0 - 0 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 10 - 29

Last 2 Road Games: 16 - 35

Kent State has a good 4th Down Conversion Rate
Kent State Stuffs a lot of Run Plays (#)

Kent State has a great TO Margin (#)
Kent State Offense throws very few Interceptions (#)


Kent State Deficiencies
Kent State has a really bad Offense
Kent State has a really bad 3rd Down Conversion Rate (#)
Kent State Can Not Run the Ball (#)
Kent State has a bad Offense Success Rate (#)
Kent State has a bad Offensive Power Success (#)
Kent State has a bad Offense Scoring Opp Rate (#)
Kent State has a bad Offense Pass Downs Success Rate (#)
Kent State has a bad Offense Run Success Rate (#)
Kent State has a really bad 3rd Down Conversion Rate
Kent State Defense Gives up a Lot of Points
Kent State does not Sack the QB (#)
Kent State Defense Doesn't Pick off a Lot of Passes (#)
Kent State has a bad Defense Success Rate (#)
Kent State Gives up a Lot of Explosive Plays (#)
Kent State has a bad Defensive Power Success (#)
Kent State has a bad Defense Scoring Opp Rate (#)
Kent State Defense has a bad Havoc Rate (#)
Kent State Front 7 has a bad Havoc Rate (#)
Kent State has a bad Defense Run Success Rate (#)
Kent State Gives up a Lot of Explosive Run Plays (#)
Kent State Gives up a Lot of Explosive Pass Plays (#)

Rematch from Week 1
UCF -35.0 (54.0)
UCF won vs Kent State this year (56-6)

Previous Matchups
UCF beat Kent State last year (56-6)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Bright House Networks Stadium
Conditions: Light Rain
Temp: 81°( - Hum: 88%) - Wind: 9 mph
Rain: 0.01

Depth Charts
Kent State | UCF
(#Team not found for the given year.) UCF Info
Record at home: 4 - 2 (3 - 3 - 0 vs Spread)

UCF is 0 - 0 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 29 - 40

Last 2 Home Games: 32 - 39

UCF has Really Good Running Game (#)
UCF has an Explosive Offense (#)
UCF Offense has a good Run Game Success Rate (#)
UCF has a good 3rd Down Conversion Rate

UCF Offense has a good Success Rate on Pass Downs (#)
UCF has a good 4th Down Conversion Rate

UCF Defense limits Explosive Plays (#)
UCF Defense limits Explosive Pass Plays (#)


UCF Deficiencies
UCF has a bad Defense Success Rate (#)
UCF has a bad Defensive Power Success (#)
UCF has a bad Run Game Defensive Line (#)
UCF Defense has a bad Havoc Rate (#)
UCF Front 7 has a bad Havoc Rate (#)
UCF Secondary has a bad Havoc Rate (#)
UCF has a bad Defense Pass Downs Success Rate (#)
UCF has a bad Defense Run Success Rate (#)












Kent State's Head Coach Kenni Burns
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Michael Alaimo7914455%932246.5
Tommy Ulatowski6012150%737726.1
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Gavin Garcia13854423.942
Jaylen Thomas13346023.534
Xavier Williams4213713.318
Tommy Ulatowski478911.939
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
Chrishon Mccray41610414.942
Luke Floriea39414410.643
Trell Harris26400115.443
Jameel Gardner Jr.24298112.450
UCF's Head Coach Gus Malzahn
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
John Rhys Plumlee16125663%22711588.9
Timmy McClain6410263%10659310.4
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
RJ Harvey2261416166.392
Johnny Richardson8757316.679
John Rhys Plumlee10650554.832
Xavier Townsend15163010.939
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
Javon Baker521139721.986
Kobe Hudson44900820.575
Xavier Townsend3332539.837
Alec Holler24244210.238